Multicellularity: Origins and Evolution

Book Overview

Scholars consider the origins and consequences of the evolution of multicellularity, addressing a range of organisms, experimental protocols, theoretical concepts, and philosophical issues.

The evolution of multicellularity raises questions regarding genomic and developmental commonalities and discordances, selective advantages and disadvantages, physical determinants of development, and the origins of morphological novelties. It also...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262545853
• ISBN13: 9780262545853
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher